On Saturday, Feb. 9, the parish community of Our Lady of Lourdes in Mountainside will celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and the 13th Anniversary of their Perpetual Adoration Chapel.

The parish community is pleased and honored to announce that the Archbishop of Newark, Most Reverend John J. Myers, will join the celebration this year.

The Adoration Chapel first opened on Feb. 11, 2000 and has remained a place where the faithful visit with the Blessed Sacrament 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There are always scheduled adorers present while the Holy Eucharist is exposed. It is very fitting that the chapel opened on the Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes and shares its anniversary with the Feast Day each year.

The Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes is extremely proud of its Adoration Chapel and of the hundreds of people from within the parish and other parishes who devotedly keep their scheduled hour each and every week. It is through their devotion and commitment that this chapel has remained such a success for 13 years. Irene Ciccarino, the chapel’s coordinator for these 13 years, states that, “There is no other place to find peace and devotion like one finds in the Adoration Chapel.”

The small chapel adjacent to the church sanctuary at 300 Central Ave. in Mountainside is open for anyone who wishes to visit with the Holy Eucharist and spend some quiet time in prayer. It features a library of devotional literature for anyone to use while visiting.

The Anniversary Celebration will take place at Our Lady of Lourdes Church on Saturday, Feb. 9 beginning with the 5 p.m. Mass. All past, present and future adorers and their families are welcome to attend this Mass which will be concelebrated by the Archbishop of Newark, Most Reverend John. J. Myers. Light dinner fare will follow in Pollard Hall. Call the parish office at 908-232-1162 to attend or for further information.

If interested in spending an hour in quiet prayer or meditation with the Lord, don’t hesitate to volunteer an hour a week as a regularly scheduled adorer. Volunteers can spend an hour every other week if each week isn’t possible.

Scheduled adorers are always needed and welcomed. For information or to volunteer, call Irene Ciccarino at 732-574-0064.